I didn't realize when I started ideasmeetings.org ~20 years ago that ideas are like a muscle, they're worth stretching. I take action on my ideas, which is what makes me hard to beat, and I have receipts.

Today, I installed nixos on my laptop, replacing debian. (I'm still friends with FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Tails, and Qubes, and have never used Windows, FL/OSS FTW).

I've run
$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch
more than you today.

The rest of this post, is how you become a power user of AI using free and open source software on top of the tools you use today:

https://krisconstable.com/start-with-pidev/

I installed pi.dev, I did /login to a subscription (not API) and when got my precious pi prompt (I'll use ** for my prompts you can copy/paste):

** I am new to nixos, and using it here. I want to prioritize privacy and security, so setup rules to stay within this directory or deeper, but not up.

[I didn't read the response, ready for my next prompt]

** Let's follow https://krisconstable.com/pi-dev-skills-and-memory/ and https://krisconstable.com/start-with-pidev/ as this guy seems legit

[I really typed that jaja]

pi> I intentionally chose the safer “copy the pattern” route first: workflow discipline + local memory + optional browser automation later. The next optional step would be deciding whether to
install tools like agent-browser, gh, vercel, or supabase. Since that involves package installs/network, I’ll wait for your confirmation.

** install 'em